1 week ago Opinion: British Columbians are ready for heat pumps. Is the province?

Opinion: Closing the gap to B.C.’s economic, affordability and climate targets will require continued support for consumers and businesses.

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1 week ago EDITORIAL: Diplomatic parachutes give quitters a soft landing

Barely five months after the general election, at least three Justin Trudeau-era cabinet ministers are rumoured to be leaving government to take up diplomatic posts abroad. And the silence is deafening from those who slammed Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for triggering an Alberta byelection after he lost his Ottawa-area riding in April. He was criticized […]

Politics

2 w. ago Nearly 200,000 Albertans left emergency rooms before completing treatment in 2024: report

Joline Hardisty spent 14 hours at the University of Alberta Hospital one day last December. Her son, who was 19 years old at the time, had recently undergone appendicitis surgery at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Hardisty said the surgeon informed them he was bleeding internally, but did not need another surgery to fix the issue […]

Economics

2 w. ago More British Columbians leaving ERs without being treated, report finds

Looking at the data across Canada, about one in every 13 visits to emergency rooms resulted in patients leaving untreated.

Events

2 w. ago More than 60 per cent of British Columbians support LNG expansion: Poll

The favourable poll results come after a federal announcement that Kitimat’s LNG export facility will be fast-tracked

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3 w. ago British Columbians Support Energy Choice, Oppose Municipal Bans

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the summer heat fades, a new Ipsos survey for the Energy Futures Institute finds most British Columbians (63%) want choice in how they heat their homes—rejecting policies adopted by numerous municipalities that effectively ban natural gas in new buildings in favour of electric heat pumps […]

Politics

3 w. ago Restaurants Canada statement on Premier Eby’s call to eliminate Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Toronto, Sept. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Premier David Eby’s comments on the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program are missing the reality of the foodservice industry in British Columbia. BC’s foodservice industry generates more than $20 billion in economic activity, representing nearly 5% of the province’s GDP. It employs nearly 183,000 British Columbians, including 68,000 youth, […]

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